[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25732-25733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11807]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-018-1430-01;NMNM 93820]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to withdraw 291.10
acres of public lands in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico to protect four
pueblo ruins within the Ojo Caliente Area of Critical Environmental
Concern (ACEC). This notice closes the [[Page 25733]] lands for up to
two years from surface entry and mining. The lands will remain open to
mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments and requests for a public meeting must be received
August 10, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the
Albuquerque District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 435 Montano
NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hal Knox, BLM Taos Resource Area
Office, 224 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571, (505) 758-8851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 1, 1995, a petition was approved
allowing the Bureau of Land Management to file an application to
withdraw the following described public lands from settlement, sale,
location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights.
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 23 N., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 1, lot 5 and W\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\;
Sec. 13, lots 13 and 14;
Sec. 24, N\1/2\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ and NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T. 24 N., R. 8 E.,
Sec. 12, lots 17 and 18;
Sec. 13, lot 6;
Sec. 23, lots 11 and 12.
The areas described aggregate 291.10 acres in Rio Arriba County,
New Mexico.
The purpose of the proposed withdrawal is to protect four large
Tewa Indian pueblo ruins dating from the Classic Period (1350-1550 AD).
Three of the pueblos are listed on the National Register of Historic
Places and the fourth is eligible for nomination.
For a period of 90 days from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or
objections, in connection with the proposed withdrawal, may present
their views in writing to the Albuquerque District Manager of the
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on
the proposed withdrawal must submit a written request to the
Albuquerque District Manager within 90 days from the date of
publication of this notice.
Upon a determination by the authorized officer that a public
meeting will be held, a notice of time and place will be published in
the Federal Register at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
The application will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register, the lands will be segregated as specified
above unless the application is denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. The temporary uses which may be permitted
during this segregative period are licenses, permits, cooperative
agreements, or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary
nature, but only with the approval of an authorized officer of the
Bureau of Land Management.
Dated: March 29, 1995.
Michael R. Ford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-11807 Filed 5-11-95; 8:45 am]
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